Open Jordan – أُردن مُنفتِِِح

Open Question by Fouad Jeryes, join the conversation:

As of late, most of us in the region have already heard the news regarding the new censorship laws in Jordan. Some of the report reads as follows:

Yesterday, Jordan’s high appeal court has decided to extend the reach of Jordan’s print and publications law to any electronic medium . The court’s decision, issued last week but published yesterday only today, empowers authorities to prosecute or impose fines on any electronic medium of Publishing from SMS to the Internet user from Twitter user, to facebook, to journalists, bloggers and editors for publishing online material that the law finds wrong.

Free speech and thought is a trait of mature societies and economies……….. more